Assessing Cost-Effectiveness in Obesity (ACE-Obesity): An overview of the ACE approach, economic methods and cost results

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Carter, Rob ^a   Moodie, Marj ^a   Markwick, Alison ^b   Magnus, Anne ^a   Vos, Theo ^c   Swinburn, Boyd ^a   Haby, Michele M ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Human Services ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; WEIGHT GAIN; BODY MASS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 72449175858     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-419     Document Type: Article

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